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Online IB Theatre tutoring at SL and HL for the course first assessed in 2024. Get help with the production proposal, the research presentation on a world theatre tradition, the collaborative project and, at HL, the solo theatre piece based on a theatre theorist.

IB Theatre has no written exam. Since 2024 you have been assessed on a production proposal for a published play, a recorded research presentation on a world theatre tradition, and a collaborative project in which you create, perform and report on original theatre. HL students add a solo theatre piece based on a theatre theorist. Your tutor teaches the skills behind each task, from forming a clear staging vision and researching traditions and theorists properly to performing for camera and writing analytically within the page and word limits, using other plays and practice material, while your proposals, presentations and reports stay your own. Sessions are online and one-to-one, with verified tutors who scored 40+ IB points.

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Theatre tutoring prices

From £52.50 to £70 per hour, depending on bundle size. Each bundle covers one subject.

  • Taster Bundle
    3 hours
    £210
    £70 per hour
  • Starter Bundle
    5 hours
    £330
    £66 per hour
  • Coursework Bundle
    10 hours
    £650
    £65 per hour
  • Assessment Bundle
    20 hours
    £1,250
    £62.50 per hour
  • Guardian Bundle
    50 hours
    £2,900
    £58 per hour
  • Ultimate Bundle
    100 hours
    £5,250
    £52.50 per hour
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What You Get with IB Theatre SL & HL Tutoring

Comprehensive support designed to help you achieve your target grade

Production Proposal and Research Presentation

  • Choosing a published play text you have not studied and forming a vision for staging the whole play
  • Presenting design and staging ideas in up to 12 pages, with no more than 4,000 words of text
  • Researching a world theatre tradition you have not studied, academically and practically
  • Structuring a 15-minute presentation, recorded in one take or as three 5-minute sections

Collaborative Project

  • Developing an original 7-10 minute piece from a starting point your ensemble chooses
  • Building your performance skills, because every ensemble member performs
  • Defining your own contribution as creator, designer and/or director
  • Writing the project report: up to 10 pages, with no more than 4,000 words of text

HL Solo Theatre Piece

  • Choosing a theatre theorist you have not studied and an aspect of their theory
  • Turning that theory into a 4-7 minute solo piece for an audience
  • Writing the report of up to 2,500 words with primary and secondary sources
  • Preparing for a continuous, unedited video recording
Real student results

Students Improving Their Theatre Grades

5 → 7
"My tutor's guidance on the director's notebook was transformative - I learned how to articulate my vision clearly and connect every staging choice to my interpretation of the text."
S

Sophie H.

Theatre HL, May 2024

4 → 7
"Preparing the research presentation with my tutor gave me real confidence. We explored Grotowski's poor theatre in depth, and I could present with genuine understanding."
M

Marcus P.

Theatre HL, May 2024

4 → 6
"The solo theatre piece felt overwhelming at first, but my tutor helped me structure my research, develop my piece, and connect it authentically to Commedia dell'Arte traditions."
E

Elena V.

Theatre HL, May 2024

How It Works

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Theatre HL vs SL: What's the Difference?

Understanding the requirements at each level

SL
HL
Teaching Hours
150 hours
240 hours
Production Proposal (IA)
30% of the grade
20% of the grade
Research Presentation
30% of the grade
20% of the grade
Collaborative Project
40% of the grade
25% of the grade
Solo Theatre Piece
Not taken
A 4-7 minute solo piece based on a theatre theorist, 35%
Written Exam
None
None

IB Theatre SL & HL Topics We Cover

The course has four syllabus areas, each linked to one assessment task: staging play texts (production proposal), exploring world theatre traditions (research presentation), collaboratively creating original theatre (collaborative project) and, at HL, performing theatre theory (solo theatre piece). You approach each area as creator, designer, director, performer and spectator. The IB recommends 150 teaching hours at SL and 240 at HL.

Staging Play Texts

  • Reading a published play text for performance
  • A vision for the design and theoretical staging of the whole play
  • Performance and production elements
  • Feasible staging for a live audience

Exploring World Theatre Traditions

  • Academic and practical research into a tradition
  • Performance conventions and material from the tradition
  • Exploring the tradition through body and/or voice
  • Presenting what you learned in a recorded presentation

Collaboratively Creating Original Theatre

  • Choosing a starting point as an ensemble
  • Formulating shared theatre-maker intentions
  • Performing in a fully realised production
  • Evaluating how well your intentions were achieved

Performing Theatre Theory (HL)

  • Researching a theatre theorist
  • Identifying one or more aspects of their theory
  • Applying the theory in a solo piece for an audience
  • Citing primary and secondary sources in the report

Theatre-Maker Perspectives

  • Creator
  • Designer
  • Director
  • Performer

Assessment Objectives

  • Inquiry: research and the contexts of theatre work
  • Development: theatre-maker intentions and practical exploration
  • Presentation: presenting and communicating theatre work
  • Evaluation: feedback and the effectiveness of theatre work
Assessment breakdown

IB Theatre SL & HL Assessment Structure

IB Theatre (first assessed in 2024) is assessed entirely through submitted work, with no written exam. The production proposal is the internal assessment (SL 30%, HL 20%), marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB. The research presentation (SL 30%, HL 20%), the collaborative project (SL 40%, HL 25%) and the HL-only solo theatre piece (35%) are externally assessed by IB examiners.

Production Proposal (internal assessment)

Internal Assessment
SL: 30%
HL: 20%

Your vision for the design and theoretical staging of a whole published play text you have not studied before

Up to 12 pages of text and images, no more than 4,000 words, plus a source list | Marked by your teacher, moderated by the IB

Research Presentation (recorded, externally assessed)

External Assessment
SL: 30%
HL: 20%

A recorded individual presentation, not a timed exam, on your academic and practical exploration of a world theatre tradition you have not studied before

Video of up to 15 minutes, in one take or as three 5-minute sections, plus a list of sources

Collaborative Project (externally assessed)

External Assessment
SL: 40%
HL: 25%

An original piece of theatre created with your ensemble from a starting point you choose and presented to an audience as a fully realised production

Video of the 7-10 minute piece | Project report of up to 10 pages, no more than 4,000 words, plus a source list

Solo Theatre Piece (HL, externally assessed)

External Assessment
HL only: 35%

A solo piece for an audience that applies an aspect of the theory of a theatre theorist you have not studied before

Continuous, unedited video of the 4-7 minute piece | Report of up to 2,500 words plus sources

Key Assessment Notes

  • There is no written exam in IB Theatre. External tasks are recordings and reports marked by IB examiners.
  • The course first assessed in 2024 replaced the director's notebook with the production proposal, which is now the internal assessment, and made the collaborative project an external task.
  • Every ensemble member performs in the collaborative project and is also assessed on their own contribution as creator, designer and/or director.
  • The play text, tradition and theorist you use must be ones you have not studied before.
IB Theatre grade distribution and average gradeHow students actually scored in the latest IB results: the share of each grade, HL vs SL, and how many got a 7.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about IB Theatre SL & HL tutoring

Yes. Every tutor scored 40 or more IB points and is verified, and all sessions are online and one-to-one. Tutors teach the skills behind each task on practice material: forming a staging vision with plays you are not submitting, presenting research clearly and writing analytically, while your proposals, presentations and reports stay your own. Practical coaching works well over video. You are usually matched with a tutor within 24 hours.

The current course was first taught in 2022 and first assessed in 2024, so it applies to the November 2026, May 2027 and May 2028 sessions. It has four syllabus areas: staging play texts, exploring world theatre traditions, collaboratively creating original theatre and, at HL, performing theatre theory. Each links to one task. The director's notebook belongs to the old course and has been replaced by the production proposal.

It is the internal assessment, worth 30% at SL and 20% at HL. You choose a published play text you have not studied and present your vision for the design and theoretical staging of the whole play for an audience, in up to 12 pages of text and images with no more than 4,000 words. Your teacher marks it and the IB moderates. A tutor explains, using plays you are not submitting, what makes a staging concept coherent and feasible, while your proposal stays your own.

You plan, deliver and video record an individual presentation of up to 15 minutes on a world theatre tradition you have not studied before, showing both academic and practical exploration. You can record it in one take or as three 5-minute sections captured over time. It is externally assessed and worth 30% at SL and 20% at HL. Tutors teach research and presentation skills and run practice demonstrations on other traditions, while your research and presentation stay your own.

Your ensemble creates an original 7-10 minute piece from a starting point you choose and presents it to an audience as a fully realised production. You submit a video of the piece and your own project report of up to 10 pages, with no more than 4,000 words. It is externally assessed, worth 40% at SL and 25% at HL. You are assessed on your performance and on your contribution as creator, designer and/or director.

It is the HL-only task, worth 35%. You research a theatre theorist you have not studied before, identify an aspect of their theory and create a 4-7 minute solo piece that applies it in performance for an audience. You submit a continuous, unedited video and a report of up to 2,500 words with your sources. A tutor can help you test whether an aspect of theory is workable and coach the performance skills to show a theory clearly on stage, while your piece and report stay your own.

HL has 240 teaching hours against 150 and adds the solo theatre piece, worth 35%, so the other tasks count for less. Results are higher at HL: in May 2026 the mean grade was 5.1 at HL and 4.6 at SL (IB provisional statistical bulletin). Different students choose each level, so pick HL if you are ready to create and perform a solo piece independently.

In May 2026 (IB provisional statistical bulletin) 12.8% of the 2,381 HL candidates and 6.7% of the 1,289 SL candidates got a 7. The most common grade was a 5 at HL (30.4%) and a 4 at SL (28.6%). Theatre has some of the higher results among the arts, but a 7 still depends on clear intentions carried through every task.

It helps but is not the whole course. You work as creator, designer, director and performer, and two tasks, the production proposal and the research presentation, depend as much on research and design thinking as on acting. You do perform in the collaborative project and, at HL, the solo piece, so a tutor can coach performance skills as well as the research and writing skills the tasks reward.

Yes. Close to a deadline, sessions usually focus on performance skills, what each task's page, word and time limits require, and using evidence well in writing, practised on example material. You are usually matched with a tutor within 24 hours. Earlier support helps more, because research and rehearsal take time, and all work must remain your own.

We offer a first session guarantee. If you're not satisfied after your first session, we'll rematch you with a different tutor or give you a full refund.

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